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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>In a world of adding Facebook friends that are practically strangers, <a title="Texting from the next room" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280241/Nearly-half-admit-using-phones-computers-communicate-people-house.htmhttp:/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280241/Nearly-half-admit-using-phones-computers-communicate-people-house.html" target="_blank">texting others from the next room</a>, and <a title="live-Tweeting" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/fashion/17TEXT.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0" target="_blank">being quicker to live-tweet an event than enjoy it firsthand</a></p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Connecting with Residents Online" class="rdf-meta"></span>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:52:15 +0000139374222691 at http://www.naahq.orgGet Proactive with Preventinghttp://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/get-proactive-preventing
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Preventative maintenance (PM) is one of those topics that continue to vex all levels of onsite personnel. While many see the benefit and can prove the financial need to perform these tasks, quite frequently they are delayed beyond recommended schedules. </p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Get Proactive with Preventing" class="rdf-meta"></span>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:32:29 +0000112652522346 at http://www.naahq.orgFinding the Catalyst: Part 2http://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/finding-catalyst-part-2
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>This is the second part of a two-part blog on building social connections among your residents within your community. If you missed <a title="first part" href="http://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/finding-catalyst-part-1" target="_self">the first part</a>, you can read about the importance of a community and why you need a community catalyst in your corner. </em></p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Finding the Catalyst: Part 2" class="rdf-meta"></span>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:08:31 +0000133766122486 at http://www.naahq.orgFishing For a Starhttp://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/fishing-star
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I once had a job interview at an aquarium in Ireland.
Admittedly, this seemed bizarre even at the time. Then again, when the job you’re applying for involves selling sandwiches you’re carrying around town in a red basket, there’s no…home office. </p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Fishing For a Star" class="rdf-meta"></span>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:06:56 +0000119168822421 at http://www.naahq.orgFinding the Catalyst: Part 1http://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/finding-catalyst-part-1
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If you do a search on community building you’ll find cities across the country that are looking for people, ideas and programs to build social connections among residents in local communities. Wouldn’t it make sense those cities would come to the apartment industry for information about how to build strong communities on the local level? After all, ours is an industry built on providing homes for families across the country. But what does it take to build a strong community?</p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Finding the Catalyst: Part 1" class="rdf-meta"></span>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:03:09 +0000133766122411 at http://www.naahq.orgClass Dismissed: 2015 NAA Student Housing Conference Comes to a Closehttp://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/class-dismissed-2015-naa-student-housing-conference-comes-close
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It’s hard to believe the 2015 NAA Student Housing Conference &amp; Exposition is already over. Yesterday was even more jam-packed than the first day of the conference, with amazing speakers, sessions and tradeshow buzz from top to bottom.</p>
<p>As such, I write to you from the hospital, where I’m currently receiving an IV drip of coffee.</p>
<p>But while I’m wired, let’s get to it—a round-up of day two highlights for those of you who missed out!</p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Class Dismissed: 2015 NAA Student Housing Conference Comes to a Close" class="rdf-meta"></span>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 05:58:54 +0000119168822306 at http://www.naahq.orgAll Directions Lead to Capitol Hill on March 18http://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/all-directions-lead-capitol-hill-march-18
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I have a confession to make – I am horrible with street names. I am a visually oriented person who knows landmarks better than street names. Seriously, don’t ask me how to get to my apartment or you’ll hear, “it’s across from Costco.” That’s why I love Washington D.C. It’s hard to miss landmarks like the White House, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building. Thank goodness for maps and GPS systems or else I would be in big trouble.</p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="All Directions Lead to Capitol Hill on March 18" class="rdf-meta"></span>Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:28:55 +0000128131422311 at http://www.naahq.orgGetting Schooled in Sin City: 2015 NAA Student Housing Conference Recaphttp://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/getting-schooled-sin-city-student-housing-conference-recap
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>You’re all liars.</p>
<p>That was my big take-away from the first day of the 2015 NAA Student Housing Conference &amp; Exposition in Las Vegas, after panelist Melanie Ling asked everyone who’s ever tried online dating to raise their hands.</p>
<p>Approximately five people did so—half of them mumbling things like “I mean, just once,” or “I’m so, so lonely.” OK, maybe not their exact words. Another 20 people—myself included—were perfectly content to lie and deny.</p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="Getting Schooled in Sin City: 2015 NAA Student Housing Conference Recap" class="rdf-meta"></span>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:35:54 +0000119168822246 at http://www.naahq.orgThere's An Impostor Among Ushttp://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/theres-impostor-among-us
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I was sitting in a morning meeting a few weeks ago, a mere half-hour after dropping a very large spoonful of oatmeal on my pants, thinking, “How did they let me into adulthood?”</p>
<p>But that’s really one of life’s big secrets, isn’t it? That all of us—at some point or another—feel like we’re just faking our way through it all. Especially with a lap full of soggy breakfast food.</p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="There&#039;s An Impostor Among Us" class="rdf-meta"></span>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:08:53 +0000119168821991 at http://www.naahq.orgMy RPM Story: RPM Careers Ambassador Wendy Whitehttp://www.naahq.org/read/aptly-spoken-blog/my-rpm-story-rpm-careers-ambassador-wendy-white
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>From the Army to accounting to success in residential property management — my journey into an RPM career has been rewarding! </p>
<p>After serving my country as a U.S. Army finance officer, a friend of mine urged me to apply for a career in residential property management. Today, I’m a financial controller for WinnResidential Military Housing Services — and an ambassador for RPMcareers.org, the National Apartment Association Education Institute’s new website designed to promote RPM careers and encourage talented individuals to join our industry. </p></div></div></div><span property="dc:title" content="My RPM Story: RPM Careers Ambassador Wendy White" class="rdf-meta"></span>Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:58:36 +0000143596621946 at http://www.naahq.org